introducing molly
I did in fact wait for Lucy to draft her introductory post so that I could read it and then proceed to copy her layout. However, I think it is extremely rude that she decided to do a little intro for me within hers. Then again, that is extremely in character for us because ever since she inserted herself in my life and increased my standard of living tenfold, I have found myself unable to have a conversation without mentioning her. And - not to sound too important - but I’m pretty sure it’s the same for Lucy.
So, greetings —
My name is Molly (my little TikTok handle for my shop says ‘molly caroline’) and I am a massive nerd who has had fictional worlds and universes be a part of my life for as long as I can remember.
When it comes to which fictional worlds I love/what fandoms I would say I am a part of, the list could go on and on and on and on and (you guessed it) on. But that seems a little superfluous. I will hit the big ones, though. I love all things Marvel (X-Men and Iron Man are my favorite heroes of all time), Star Wars (Clone Wars is everything to me), the Maasiverse, the Marauders (I would say HP, but I live on ao3 with that fandom these days), Percy Jackson (yes, I did have to wait that year after Mark of Athena), and the Grishaverse (Six of Crows is something that I hold near and dear to my heart). Again, these are not all of the fandoms I am in, but they are a solid chunk of them. stand out
But this site isn’t just about fandoms. I mean, Hell, the site is called Special Interests for a reason. (Picking up on the neurospiciness of our household, there?) ‘Special interests’ are intense, zeroed-in focuses — not always limited to groups within fandom. If you’ve read our shnazzy little bio page then you already saw that I’ve collected a solid number of special interests in my 27 years in addition to my fandoms such as Greek Mythology, Formula One, Sherlock Holmes and then a few more niche ones that aren’t really worth the word vomit they would ensue from me.
On the topic of fandoms and all that jazz, I feel like sharing characters that speak to me as a person/I relate to/share personality types with is a good little nerdy way of getting to know me. When it comes to ‘kins’ or soul characters, I am a Regulus Black-Nesta Archeron-Kaz Brekker-Manon Blackbeak-Zoya Nazyalensky kin. Those characters are top personality matches for me through and through and mean an incredible amount to me. Other characters that I match with (according to Open Psychometrics/Myers Briggs/Enneagram) are Sherlock Holmes, Nick Fury, Tony Stark, Kat Stratford, Thomas Shelby, and Beth Dutton. I know all of these characters paint a very specific picture of me, but let’s ignore all the red flags of them - yeah?
However, I’m not only special interests and fandoms.
You’ll see from Lucy’s bio she’s a very important, smart human who has all these fancy degrees and even the title of “Dr.” on all her legal documentation. I am sorry to disappoint everyone, but I am not that educated. I did my four years of undergrad and got out. But don’t worry. I have something that sets me apart from her. (Like I said, we may be the same font but we are in different styles.)
Athletics has been a huge part of who I am throughout my entire life. I was raised by coaches and put in sports the moment it was an option. And then I never left. I kept playing competitive sports all through high school and then earned a full-ride Division I scholarship to keep playing volleyball in college. I put in my time playing at that level for my four years — competed, trained, served as Captain — and then my career was over and I retired. Then I lasted a grand total of 5 months before I was looking up where I could coach because I simply could not handle this sport not being in my life.
And now I do just that.
I love coaching my girls, I love being around this sport and I genuinely believe coaching and the sport of volleyball is the thing I am best at — even better than all the fandom, nerdy things that I fill my life with.
Besides the sports and the fictional universes, there isn’t much to share about me.
I live on the East coast now but I was born in Oklahoma and grew up in Texas. My parents and younger brother are all still down there so I go back and visit a good amount, but my life is here in this amazing city. My favorite color is green, I have a knack for collecting things (shoutout to my 250+ Funko Pops I have on display), my most streamed artists included Meg Thee Stallion, Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift and Noah Kahan (that’s called range), I think root beer floats are borderline unbeatable, I have over 30 tattoos (yes, I have more planned), my dog is my life and soul (her name is Hemingway and she’s perfect), I majored in Design and Journalism while also minoring in Spanish and Latin American Studies, I love animated movies, and I could eat Mexican food every single day for the rest of my life.
Special Interests is a project that just thinking about makes me smile. M.C. Studios is something that I will always be proud of and getting to run that shop full-time still feels unreal to me even though I have been doing it for two years now. But this bit right here is a chance to share all the very, super important thoughts and opinions buzzing around in my head while also creating a safe space for people to comment back their thoughts and start all sorts of discussions. We aren’t really sure what this will all turn into . . . but we know it makes us smile. And yes, I said ‘we’ and ‘us’ at the end there and I am more than confident in speaking for Lucy.
Cheers, y’all.
Hope this gives you a not-so-alarming look into who I am.
